August 22nd

August 22, 2013

The Spiro Bulldogs football team will get a taste of game-night situations when they have a three-way home scrimmage against Okmulgee and Tulsa Webster at 6 tonight at McClain Stadium.
The biggest thing veteran Spiro coach Chris Bunch is looking for is finding No. 2s to spell his No. 1s.
âWe're mainly trying to find some depth,â he said. âWe don't have many kids out there to begin with, and we're going to have to find some players who can give our starters some rest.â

August 22, 2013

The Talihina Golden Tigers football team will get its first taste of competitive action tonight when they travel to meet the Valliant Bulldogs at 6 p.m.
Tonight's scrimmage will give Talihina coach Kelly Gravitt a chance to see how his new offensive style will look.
âWe've put in a no-huddle offense,â he said. âI know the scrimmage will be a slower pace, but I want to see how we respond. We started putting it in last spring, and we've had eight practices so I'm ready to see how we adapt to it.â

August 21st

August 21, 2013

August 21, 2013

August 21, 2013

Growing up in eastern Oklahoma, and especially in LeFlore County, I was blessed to see great high school football teams. Spiro, Heavener, Poteau and Panama were all great, and I would see them all yearly. However, since Talihina is on the other side of the county, I had a hard time fully understanding and apperciating just how good the Golden Tigers were, also.
Over the years, the Razorbacks continued to be in the upper echelon in their classification, and they made numerous deep runs into the playoffs.

August 21, 2013

Rose Eva Bowen, 78, of Quinton, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 at the Oaks Healthcare Center in Poteau. Rose was born on Nov. 13, 1934, in Poteau to Jabes Eugene and Bertha Dove (Waddle) Goodman. She attended Poteau High School and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. In 1948, Rose married Bobby Wesley Bowen, who preceded her in death on June 18, 2011. She was a member of the Jesus Name Church in Quinton.

August 21, 2013

By

Ken Milam

All cancer survivors are invited to take part as special guests in the opening ceremonies of the LeFlore County Relay for Life on Sept. 7 at Costner Stadium.
Survivors and their caregivers are ask to arrive around 5:30 p.m. and register in the survivors are for refreshments and fellowship, organizers said.
They also are invited to take part in the commemorative survivor lap that begins every Relay for Life.
Teams of fundraisers remain through the night, with at least one member walking the track. The top fundraisers are recognized.

August 21, 2013

By

Ken Milam

Christian rockers Mercy Me, a multi-platinum award winning band, will perform in concert at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19.
"We have offered several shows at the DWRCC and this is the biggest one for the multi venue facility," said Mayor Jeff Shockley.
Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. today at the Poteau Chamber of Commerce, 201 S. Broadway, phone (918) 647-9178.

August 21, 2013

WISTER â Just 48 hours after meeting to decide the consolation championship of the Red Oak Eagle Classic, the Howe Lions and the Wister Wildcats met again, this time in a doubleheader on Monday.
By the time the late news aired, the Wildcats finally ended the twinbill with a sweep of the Lions.
After taking the first game 6-1, the âCats outlasted the Lions 12-11 in a marathon Game 2.
Cameron 12, McCurtain 0; Cameron 11, McCurtain 0: In Cameron, the Yellowjackets were too much for the Bulldogs.

August 21, 2013

BEGGS â The Panama Lady Razorbacks softball team went 3-1 last weekend in the Beggs Festival. Panama beat the defending state champion Davenport 4-3, Checotah 7-2 and Mounds 8-0. However, the Lady âBacks fell 11-3 to Mannford.